"Will you be okay?" She asked, cleansing her tearful face. "As okay as I can be", I sounded rather cold, but this was just my way of toning down the situation, though inside I cry. "What if we never see eachother again?" She again asked, with her voice now starting to crack. "That's unlikely." I muttered, disguising my need to shed a tear. "Do you love me?", she carried on before I could answer. "Because...I do and I don't know whether going back will mean the end of us." I tried to find supportive words that didn't call for more current sadness. "Instinct", at this point; I would've been better just pouring my heart to her, and asking her to stay. "As long as we both remember last night, as long as we are willing, we will end up back together." "Like dogs?" She asked, confused. "Yes..." I admit, in my head this sounded better back then. 20 years have passed. 18 months ago, I searched for her... I finally found her now. I felt warmth, closure, waiting had been horrible, but we could finally be together. "That night, I still remember it like it was yesterday." She interrupted me, and said what seemed impossible when I set off searching for her, "I am married now!" "But... What about our instinct?" "Jake, the time we spent together is truly one I will forever cherish. But 20 years is a long time to wait: you didn't seem to share my feelings back then, I am kind of surprised you are here to be honest." My heart had taken a thundering stab, I had patiently awaited her return for the last two decades. I remained pure and innocent for her, waiting to reconnect the dots the way they did that night. Was it all a waste? "Oh look, that's my daughter!" She carried on, "Look I have to go, it was... Good seeing you." And then she left whiffing a scent not too familiar to the one I remembered. I remained still, hoping she would turn back, but she never did... When I got up to leave, I overheard two dog owners laughing over their pets. "Can you believe I don't see you for 10 years, and those two are the happier ones with this reunion." Where had I gone wrong? I was right... Instinct can bring you back together... Moral of the story: What differs us from animals isn't the ability to love stronger. What differs us from them is that too often we choose to lose our loved ones over the inability to stand up and take a risk. We cloud the meaning of faith, even when faith is the basis to a lasting love, both parties have to be open 100% about their feelings, otherwise disbelief creeps on the highest mountain of faith.